Sleeping and parlor car coupon-ticket



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I. E. SMITH., SLEEPING AND PARLOR GAR COUPON-TICKET.

Patented May 24, 1892.

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I. E. SMITH. SLEEPING AND PAELOE GAE coUPoN TICKET.

No. 475,424. l 'Patented Mayall, 1892.

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UNITED ST1-*tres PATENT ISAAC E. SMITH, OF ST. J OHNSVILLE, NEV YORK.

SLEEPING AND PARLOR CAR COUPON-TICKET.

SPEGIEIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 475,424, dated May 24,1892.

Application led February 4, 1892. Serial No.`420,359. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ISAAC E. SMITH, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Johnsville, in the county of Montgomery and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tickets to beUsed in the Sleeping-Car and Parlor-Car Service upon Railroads; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates'to an improved ticket to be used in thesleeping-car and parlor-car service upon railroads.

There are now in general use two systems under which the agent at astation gives the passenger a ticket which the latter surrenders to thesleeping-car or parlor-car conductor, securing therefor a slip properlypunched. This slip under one system he surrenders to the porter, underanother he retains, the conductor keeping a duplicate. The presentinvention presents these advantages over the old systems. There is noduplication of work, and consequently it materially lessens the clericalwork on the train. The passenger being allowed to hold his originalticket to the end of his journey is spared the annoyance of exchangingtickets for checks, and it will completely avoid all chances ofcontroversy over an error in marking tickets or duplicate sale of same.With this system passengers can be ticketed to their destination overtwo or more lines without further expense or annoyance than the changingfrom one line to another. The passengers being permitted to hold theiroriginal ticket, showing from where and to where they are ticketed andto what accommodations they are entitled, being printed with atransfer-blank on the reverse side, it will be treated by the conductorthe same as transfer-checks now in use are, ex-

cept with less annoyance to .passengers and in much less time. Besideswith this system each car will be credited with the amount earned.

.In the annexed drawings, Sheet I shows one form of the invention to beused at a 5o station, and Sheet II another form to be used by thesleeping-car or parlor-car conductor on the train.

On the sheets, Figure l shows a form ot ticket to be issued at astation. Fig. 2 shows such ticket partially filled. Fig. 3 shows theback with the transfer-check. Figs. 4, 5, and 6 show similar views ofthe form of ticket issued by the conductor on a car.

This ticket consists of a main portion A, and as many coupons B C, 85e.,as there are changes along the route to destination, each couponrepresenting a car to be ridden in. The main portion and each couponhave upon them the instructions how they are to be used. Upon the mainportion and each coupon are spaces a, b, and c for iillin g the twotermini of the ticket and each coupon. Each coupon also has spaces forfilling in the two termini for the use of that coupon, as at b c. TheInain portion and each coupon contain a space for filling in the fullpiece of the ticket, and also the name of the car and the space to beoccupied by the passenger. On the back of the ticket is a transfer, suchas shown in Fig. 3.

The form of ticket shown in Sheet II is substantially the same as thatshown in Sheet I. It varies only in having the instructions different,so as to suit the duties ot a conductor, and is provided with date andvalue marks, as the conductor has to give the ticket for any desireddistance and each ticket must be prepared so as to suit the wants of anypassenger going between any two stations.

Vhen a passenger purchases such a ticket for a through trip the agent orconductor lills in the main portion with the names of the termini of thetrip, the price of the ticket, the name of the first car, and the spaceto be 0ccupied. Each coupon is filled out inthe same way, and inaddition thereto the termini of this coupon is placed thereon. On thefirst car the conductor lifts the coupon C, on the next car the couponB, and on the last car the main portion A is turned in. from one car tothe next the conductor of the last car lls in the transfer-check on theback.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- A ticket for use insleeping-car and parlor- On changing IOO car service for a continuoustrip in several of the termini of the coupons, and said slip to cars,which consists in a. slip having a main having* a transfer-check on theback, as set portion and coupons, one for each car to be forth".

occupied, the main portion and each coupon In testimony whereof I affixmy signature in containing spaces for the names of the terpresence oftwo witnesses.

mini of the entire ticket and for the price ISAAC E. SMITH. therefor andfor the designation of the car r Witnesses: and space therein to beoccupied, and the W.' H. VAN STEMBERGH,

coupons also containing spaces for the names l. R. O. HOWELL.

